Wednesday, February 5, 2014

The Rush

You know the rush? Sure you do, you know that all consuming, must get it done, go, go, go, moment. Well I had one of those this past week. Those rush moments don't always happen but when they do I usually just grab on with two hands and try and sneak some food and coffee in when I can.

I finally finished this behemoth of a zig zag quilt. I did a modern style quilting, as you can see here, marked lines with a line of pebbles, uppy downy lines, and swirls in the blue. Ugh, what a bloody headache the quilting was.

So anyhow it was hair straight back to hand sew the binding (I just can't do machine stitched binding, I like the look of hand stitched too much). Then it was time to remove the markings. Well I have never immersed a quilt in the tub before, it's pretty darn nerve wracking.

"I wonder if I have the water temperature right, oh crap maybe I should double check! Too late anyway... Oh it is right, whew. OH MY GOD did I rinse the tub enough! What if some bit of cleaning chemicals gets into the quilt.... Oh right I use the green stuff... will that ruin the quilt? No it's fine. Soooo should I rub the lines? Massage the quilt? Dunk it under more? How long should I leave it... "

Well you get the idea. I ended up just leaving it in the tub for a while (32 minutes to be exact, in really cold water, maybe a little too cold, hmmm...) I spun it in the wash a couple of times and popped it into the drier.

I really like the quilt. It's exactly what it was supposed to be. I discovered that I'm not much of a 'modern' quilter. I love the look of the modern quilts sure, but making them is way trickier than I thought. Those white lines, I had to go over them 7 times! The quilt is very large, and it was a super pain in the butt to get the thing into my little machine... I have been eyeballing one of those Handi Quilter machines.

The rush wasn't over yet, I had to also quilt and bind this cute little number. I picked this jelly roll up at Wal-Mart of all places. It was on the super sale rack for a couple bucks. I thought it was just ugly as sin, until I started sewing with it. Now I think it's the cutest!

One of my best friends just found out she will be having a baby girl so this is for her. I suppose you could say this is another 'modern' quilt because of the white, but I did an all over stipple so the quilt can be snuggly. I was inspired by this video from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. I'm linking up with the awesome ladies over at the Needle and Thread Network. Have a gooder.

Thank you so much for picking my card as one your winners from the teddies challenge, it is such an honour.Thank you for all your hard work in making the challenge so successful, it's a shame that the challenge is ending but I can totally understand your reasons and wish you all the best.Sue xx obat penggugur kandungan

About Me

I have 2 little brats that drive me crazy by playing dodgeball with their glass teaset (I honestly don't know why they did this). My girls are 7 and 8 years old and the 'what the heck is going on' of my life. I'm married to a man who deals with the tangled Christmas lights like a professional and who tries to listen to my quilt rants without rolling his eyes too much. I started quilting in May 2011, and have had to limit my quilting time to after 5pm since that day I realized my kids had eaten raw hotdogs for dinner and run their own bath.